The full form of MSEDCL is Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited.

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited provides utility services. The Company offers electricity generation, transmission, and distribution services for agricultural, industrial, commercial, and consumer markets. Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution serves customers in India.

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, also known as Mahavitaran, MahaDiscom or MSEDCL, is a public sector undertaking controlled by the Maharashtra government. It is the second largest electricity distribution utility in the world after State Grid Corporation of China. MahaDiscom is responsible for distribution of electricity throughout the state by buying power from either MahaGenco, Captive Power Plants or from other State Electricity Boards and Private sector power generation companies. Its sources of power include thermal, hydro, gas and non conventional sources like solar, wind, bagasse etc. apart from hydro power of the Koyna Hydroelectric Project. Thermal power constitutes the major share which it gets from Mahagenco projects, Central Sector projects and RGPPL.

The erstwhile Maharashtra State Electricity Board was looking after Generation, Transmission & Distribution of Electricity in the State of Maharashtra barring Mumbai. After the enactment of Electricity Act 2003, MSEB was restructured into 4 Companies viz. MSEB Holding Co. Ltd., Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (Mahavitaran), Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd. (Mahagenco) and Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd. (Mahatransco) on 6th June 2005. Mahavitaran distributes electricity to consumers across the State except Mumbai.